suggestions on building unit

[chillar]

anyone have a good build for around $600?

 

[Ewc1307]

And the main function of your PC would be...?

A little more info would be useful here.

 

[chillar]

gaming but it doesnt have to be outrageous just something simple that will play most games

 

[Ewc1307]

Ok, in my terms, that's around 298 GBP...which to be honest will struggle to play, and i'm presuming here...the latest games you wish to play?

Would i be right in thinking you want to play the latest and best games, like Crysis?

 

[Peter.Cort]

Mobo: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Retail
$90

CPU: Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
$73
-OR-
CPU: Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Allendale 2.2GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
$125

GFX: Newegg.com - Leadtek PX9600GT GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$180

RAM: Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$35

HDD: Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$73

PSU: Newegg.com - SILVERSTONE ST50EF-SC ATX 12V 2.2 500W Power Supply 90 - 264 V RoHS - Retail
$85

That puts you at 536 before shipping, and that doesn't include case, os, mouse, keyboard, monitor or optical drives. So if you need any of those you can try and fit them into the 64 bucks you have left over, or if you don't need any of them you can upgrade any of the components for a bit more.

also that price is with the 73 dollar cpu, and that cpu will overclock like a beast and will match a lot of higher end cpus. not like q6600's or anything but its an extremely solid cpu. Nos can attest to that.

 

[veg1992]

Mobo: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Retail
$90

CPU: Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
$73
-OR-
CPU: Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Allendale 2.2GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
$125

GFX: Newegg.com - Leadtek PX9600GT GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$180

RAM: Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$35

HDD: Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$73

PSU: Newegg.com - SILVERSTONE ST50EF-SC ATX 12V 2.2 500W Power Supply 90 - 264 V RoHS - Retail
$85

That puts you at 536 before shipping, and that doesn't include case, os, mouse, keyboard, monitor or optical drives. So if you need any of those you can try and fit them into the 64 bucks you have left over, or if you don't need any of them you can upgrade any of the components for a bit more.

also that price is with the 73 dollar cpu, and that cpu will overclock like a beast and will match a lot of higher end cpus. not like q6600's or anything but its an extremely solid cpu. Nos can attest to that.

very nice

 

[Invisible]

that build looks great
but for 320gb a seagate HDD is faster

 

[Peter.Cort]

well, the wd should be a 7200.11 which last i checked were faster then the seagates. BUT IF THIER NOT! then no biggie and replace it with a seagate. also i just remember the 320gb one's being extremely cheap.

and thanks verny its a wonder what tf for almost a year will do to you